- Date Of Birth: January 11, 1947
- Date Of Death: January 15, 2022
- State: Maine
The service will be streamed live
Harpswell, ME – That isn’t thunder you are hearing tonight. It is a great party going on in Heaven, welcoming one of Earth’s finest. Pastor Ingo Dutzmann left us on January 15, 2022, after taking his last breath in his home in Harpswell, Maine. While we are not meant to question or to understand why these things happen, you can’t help but feel the loss of someone that has touched the lives of so many.
Ingo was born in Braunschweig, Germany on January 11, 1947 to Rolf and Liselotte Dutzmann, immigrated to America in 1951 with his younger sister Marina, with his younger brother Roland being born here in the States, graduated from Utica High School in Michigan in 1965, received his bachelor’s degree from Oakland University (1969) and his master’s degree from Wayne State University (1971), all while serving as the youngest elder at Trinity Lutheran Church and working various student affairs positions at Oakland University. It is at Oakland that he met his match, Daria Manchuk, who stole his heart and agreed to marry him in 1973. Ingo was pursuing his plan of becoming an attorney, studying at the Detroit College of Law, but God had a very different plan for him, indeed.
Ingo entered Concordia Seminary in 1976, earning his Masters of Divinity in 1980 and Sacred Theology Masters degree in 1987. During this time, he and Daria had four children, Alexander, Allegra, Mercedes and Dominique. After his graduation from seminary, Ingo couldn’t wait to bring his eternal optimism and youthful energy to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.
There are not enough pages to list even a fraction of the remarkable things Ingo accomplished in his life, and there is no person as selfless, passionate, and genuine as he was.
Ingo was the classic “walk-the-talk” kind of guy, daily demonstrating what it means to love and what it means to live. He commanded the pulpit, spoke with brutal honesty about sin, forgiveness, and salvation, and yet, his radiant smile and effortless charm instantly connected him to everyone, believers and non-believers alike. It seems far too soon for Ingo to leave this earthly place and letting go will be hard for many of us. But there is no doubt the angels are in rare form, celebrating his arrival in Heaven.
For those who wish to celebrate with us remaining here on Earth, you are invited to any (or all) of the following events:
